Cigar News
Virginia – The Board of Directors of Cigar Rights of America (CRA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Copperman as the organization’s new executive director. This decision comes after an extensive search…
Read MoreFlorida: Tampa had 200 cigar factories in the early 1900s, and only a handful still stand today. But for Robert Holsopple, restoring the ones that survived has become a full-time job.
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Washington, DC: United States Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Rand Paul (R-KY) joined forces in a bipartisan appeal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center…
Read MoreColorado: Outside of the Knights of Columbus Council #10122 building in Aurora before the big holiday, families form a long line out the door. Children wait with excitement, knowing Christmas — and…
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Washington, DC: On December 18, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) released a five-year Strategic Plan, setting out its current thinking about priorities in tobacco…
Read MoreWashington, DC: A resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would remove the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to regulate premium cigars, according to Halfwheel. Cigar Rights of America (CRA)…
Read MoreIowa: Iowa began its history in the cigar-making business in 1856 with a small shop owned by Henry Gabriel in Burlington. The shop was referred to as a “buckeye,” a…
Read MoreWashington, DC: While the cigar industry awaits to see whether a federal appeals court will uphold a ruling that mostly prevents FDA from regulating “premium cigars,” a new resolution has been introduced…
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Cigar Rights of America (CRA), a consumer-based public advocacy group committed to safeguarding the interests of premium cigar manufacturers, retailers, and consumers, presents this statement in opposition to a proposal…
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On December 6th, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs published its Fall 2023 Unified Agenda outlining upcoming regulations that federal agencies plan to undertake. The report includes five proposed…
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